France Telecom is 'defending its rights,' says official
CAIRO: While a court ruling Tuesday halted France Telecom's tender offer for Mobinil, a company official said that a Feb. 13 meeting will decide the "merits of their offer. France…
China book heroine a role model for ambitious women
Du Lala is a brash, 30-something Chinese woman who successfully breaks the glass ceiling in the macho corporate world.She is also the title character in a novel that has been…
Sherlock Holmes: Ritchie's super sleuth
Quick question: What movie-making elements guarantee the success of a film?Are they the script, the direction, the cast, the action sequences, the subject matter, or the vigorous marketing campaign?In the…
Indian cinema banks on its history for Oscar success
Singh For many people, Indian cinema is Bollywood. But the popular Hindi-language movie industry and others like it across the country might have been different without a man called Dhundiraj…
Dan Gilmore talks media in Cairo
Dan Gilmore - journalist, director of the Center for Citizen Media and new media expert - signed Arabic language copies of his book, "We the Media at Diwan Bookstore in…
Valley of Wolves: TV hit behind Israel-Turkey spat
A Turkish television series at the center of a diplomatic row with Israel, the "Valley of the Wolves, is a long-running ratings hit which has drawn criticism for being too…
Jerusalem: the city of two peaces
COLOGNE, Germany: Jerusalem is a central point of reference for the three great monotheistic faiths. King David made the city the political and religious capital of Israel, creating a center…
Sudan between peril and hope
ALGIERS: The future of Sudan hangs in the balance. National elections are due in April. A referendum on the future status of the south of the country is supposed to…
The State of Arab Christians
On the eve of January 7 - Christmas eve according to the Orthodox Christian calendar - six Coptic Christians and one Muslim guard were shot dead by gunmen as they…
World scrambles rescue teams to quake-hit Haiti
WASHINGTON: Rescue teams, doctors and soldiers rushed by land, sea and air Thursday to bring life-saving food and medicines to the survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake.From all corners of the…